Perplex City - Found The Cube
After two years of searching, solving and shoveling, the Cube Hunters of Earth finally uncovered the location of the Receda Cube at 12.30pm on 4 February, 2007.
One lucky Cube Hunter - Andy Darley from Middlesex (username: astro_random) - will now claim the £100,000 reward. Says Andy: "Of all the 50,000 players, from all these different countries, I never thought for a moment I would be the person to find The Cube. I was playing for the puzzles, and the stories, but it wasn't until only a few days ago that I thought I was in with a chance. As I pulled the Cube from the sticky, wet clay, and even afterwards I was waiting to return The Cube, all I could think about was how bizarre the whole thing really was."
Reportedly, the Receda Cube itself was buried in Wakerley Great Wood, near Stamford, Northamptonshire.
A celebration, during which the reward will be handed over in exchange for the Cube, will be held in London, UK on Saturday 24 February. The specific location will be confirmed nearer the date. Honestly, it will. We're not going to make you hunt for it or anything. We just haven't finalised the party plan yet.
Mind Candy is now hard at work, arranging for the Cube to be returned to the grateful citizens of Perplex City. Stay tuned, too, for more in-depth information on the search for the Cube, and the journey that led to its retrieval, which will be published here imminently.
So what's next?
The leaderboard continues to be open, and you can still solve cards and earn points long into the future! Get a'solving... but wait, there's more.
On Feb 14th PerplexCity.com relaunches on WeLovePuzzles.com - with more puzzles than you can shake a Su Doku at.
On March 1st Season Two. Wave One. In a store near you.
And coming soon... Perplex City Stories: New mysteries to solve. New adventures to embark upon. And a new, immersive experience...
And for the next three weeks, we'll be taking a look back over Season One. Send your memories, thoughts, and favourite bits to us at guy@mindcandydesign.com - we'll be putting them all online in one big nostalgia fest soon...